Proverbs 20:20-30

Tree of Life Version

²⁰ Whoever curses his father or his mother,^[a]
his lamp will be snuffed out in utter darkness.

²¹ An estate acquired quickly in the beginning
will not be blessed in the end.

²² Do not say, “I will pay back evil!”
Wait for Adonai, so He may deliver You.

²³ Unbalanced weights are detestable to Adonai,
and dishonest scales are wicked.

²⁴ A man’s steps are directed by Adonai.
How then can anyone understand his own way?

²⁵ It is a trap for one to say rashly, “It is holy!”
and only afterward to consider his vows.

²⁶ A wise king winnows out the wicked.
He turns a threshing wheel over them.
²⁷ The spirit of man is the lamp of Adonai,
searching all his inmost being.

²⁸ Lovingkindness and truth preserve the king,
but his throne is upheld by lovingkindness.

²⁹ The glory of young men is their strength,
and the splendor of old men is gray hair.

³⁰ Blows that wound scour away evil,
and beatings purge the innermost being.